The nostalgia effect is powerful. If you’re still clinging to your old-school Nintendo Entertainment System (however you pronounce it) there’s no reason to let it collect dust in a closet or a forgotten corner of your home entertainment system. Your older gaming consoles will still work with your fancy new television,…

The PlayStation 4 just released a firmware update (5.50) that brought a ton of great features, like comprehensive parental controls. Here’s how you can set age restrictions for certain types of games and movies, set spending limits in the PlayStation Store, and regulate game time each day using the new Family…

No matter your game console, you need to add a passcode and two-factor authentication. You can do it either through your Web browser or on the console itself. Sorry, but you’re out of excuses of why you haven’t secured your account from people looking to steal your personal information.

If you’re going home (or staying home) for the holidays, all that downtime gives you enough hours to get a few rounds of Destiny 2 in with your buddies. It’s even easier to do if you actually know how to play with them. Sony gives you more than one way to add friends to your PlayStation 4 via services you probably…

Just last week Sony announced that its game streaming service, PlayStation Now, was on its way to Windows PCs this fall. Turns out it’s sooner than that, because you can download it for Windows right now.

Sony announced that PlayStation Now, their game streaming service previously limited to a small share of devices like the PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, and Vita, is on its way to Windows PCs this fall.

If you’ve been playing video games for any amount of time, odds are pretty high you have at least one console in your entertainment center doing nothing, and that sucks. Don’t let your old friend sit there and collect a gross film of dust and grime, give it a new life—or find someone who will. Here’s how.

Good news, Xbox and PlayStation owners: You can now stream your media to your TV from your gaming console with Plex. The app is out of the review stage and is free to use without a Plex Pass subscription.

Nothing destroys a killing spree like spilling your Diet Mountain Dew all over your controller and making it all sticky. Or, maybe you’ve just used it too much and worn out the buttons and thumbsticks. Whatever the case, many gamepads are very user-repairable. Here’s how to open up your Xbox or PlayStation controller…

Whether you have an Xbox One or a PlayStation 4, if you want to play online with friends, you'll need to cough up money for Xbox Live Gold or PlayStation Plus. You may even pick it up just for free games every month. Still, there are some other perks to that membership you may not know about. Let's look at them.

A set-top box gets all of the shows and movies you want to watch up on the big screen, streaming from the internet or from your own movie collection. Trouble is, there are tons of great streaming devices out there worth considering. This week we're looking at five of the best, based on your votes.

There are all kinds of good reasons to hack a game console that don't involve cheating at games, such as adding functionality, creating a media center, or just breathing new life into a beloved old gadget. Have you done it?

Video game consoles aren't just for gaming. They also make great set-top boxes that stream video and music into our living rooms, and the new Xbox One and PlayStation 4 are no different. Each console brings a little something different to the table, so now that they're both here, let's take a look at how they bring…

The new consoles may be making headlines right now, but I won’t be buying one. I haven’t bought one since the original Xbox. Why? I already have a gaming machine with better graphics, a better controller, and more flexibility...and it didn’t cost much, either. I’m talking, of course, about a PC.

Android (rooted): The PS3’s controller is pretty great, but it makes text entry a pain in the nethers and it’s too big to fit in your pocket. Sure you don’t put it down while gaming, but when watching videos on YouTube or Netflix, it always seems to end up out of reach. Luckily for us, Android app BlueputDroid solves…